Phoenix Mercury at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTaurasi scores 21, Mercury win 6th straight
Taurasi made all 10 of her free throws, including three straight on one possession to tie it at 69 after Skylar Diggins-Smith was called for a technical foul. Phoenix (8-3) was 20 of 22 at the line.
Camille Little was fouled after an offensive rebound and she made both free throws to give Phoenix a 73-72 lead. After a timeout with 15.6 seconds left, Aerial Powers missed an open jumper and Diggins-Smith stepped out of bounds after getting an offensive rebound. Briann January made two free throws with 2.2 seconds left and Diggins-Smith hit the back of the rim at the buzzer.
Neither team made a field goal in the final three minutes.
Diggins-Smith, the WNBA scoring leader at 23 points per game, was held to 16 points for Dallas (4-4). The Wings scored 16 of their 32 second-half points at the free-throw line.
Regular Season Series
PHX wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 72 |
| 4th 0.4 |  |
Dallas offensive team rebound | 75 - 72 |
| 4th 0.4 | |
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper | 75 - 72 |
| 4th 2.2 | |
Dallas 20 Sec. timeout | 75 - 72 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-62 | FG | 24-66 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 20-22 | FT | 20-25 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 4,026 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W3 | 0.8 | 28 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W2 | 0.6857143 | 24 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
15 | 21 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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